1960–61 in Scottish football
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The 1960–61 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 64th season of the Scottish Football League. [1]
1960–61 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Rangers | |
Division Two champions | |
Stirling Albion | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Dunfermline Athletic | |
League Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Dunbar United | |
Teams in Europe | |
Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
1961 BHC, 1962 World Cup qualification |
Scottish League Division One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 46 | 1.913 | 51 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 50 | |
3 | Third Lanark | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 80 | 1.250 | 42 | |
4 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | 39 | |
5 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 57 | 1.228 | 38 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 36 | |
7 | Hearts | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 34 | |
9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 33 | |
10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 32 | |
11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 69 | 0.855 | 32 | |
12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 31 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
13 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 30 | |
14 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 0.914 | 29 | |
15 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 29 | |
16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 27 | |
17 | Clyde (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 77 | 0.714 | 23 | Relegated to the Second Division |
18 | Ayr United (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 81 | 0.630 | 22 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Clyde, Ayr United
Scottish League Division Two
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 55 | Promotion to the 1961–62 First Division |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 40 | +60 | 54 | |
3 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 69 | +30 | 50 | |
4 | Stranraer | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 44 | |
5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 43 | |
6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 84 | 80 | +4 | 41 | |
7 | Montrose | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 40 | |
8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 40 | |
9 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 37 | |
10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 82 | −4 | 35 | |
11 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 33 | |
12 | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 33 | |
13 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 70 | 80 | −10 | 32 | |
14 | Brechin City | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 27 | |
15 | Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 26 | |
16 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 100 | −41 | 25 | |
17 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 24 | |
18 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 24 | |
19 | Morton | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 93 | −37 | 21 |
Source: "1960-1961 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Promoted: Stirling Albion, Falkirk
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup 1960–61 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 (rep.) | Celtic |
League Cup 1960–61 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
Junior Cup | Dunbar United | 2 – 0 (rep.) | Cambuslang Rangers |
Other honours
National
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Inverness Caledonian | 3 – 2 * | Peterhead |
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Gala Fairydean | 4 – 3 * | Vale of Leithen |
County
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
Aberdeenshire Cup | Huntly | ||
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Hearts |
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 3 * | Raith Rovers |
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 6 – 3 | Montrose |
Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Celtic |
Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 3 – 2 | Motherwell |
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Morton |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 4 – 3 * | Alloa Athletic |
* – aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elgin City | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 44 |
2 | Keith | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 44 |
3 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 38 |
Scotland national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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22 October 1960 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | ![]() |
0–2 | BHC | |
9 November 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
5–2 | BHC | Ralph Brand, Denis Law, Eric Caldow (pen.), Alex Young |
15 April 1961 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | ![]() |
3–9 | BHC | Davie Wilson (2), Dave Mackay |
3 May 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
4–1 | WCQG8 | Ralph Brand (2), David Herd (2) |
7 May 1961 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | ![]() |
3–0 | WCQG8 | Alex Young (2), Ralph Brand |
14 May 1961 | Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava (A) | ![]() |
0–4 | WCQG8 |
1961 British Home Championship – Third Place
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
- BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links
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